Wen Zhenmeng

Wen Zhenmeng (Chinese: 文震孟; pinyin: Wén Zhènmèng; Wade–Giles: Wen Chen-meng; 1574–1636) was a late Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, scholar, author, and Chinese garden designer. He was born to a very wealthy family in the city that is today known as Suzhou. He was the great-grandson of the very famous Ming artist, Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), and also the elder brother of Wen Zhenheng (1585–1645), the latter of which was the author of "Treatise on Superfluous Things". Today, Wen Zhenmeng's artworks sell at the major, international auction houses, including Christie's and Sotheby's.

Wen Zhenmeng

Wen Zhenmeng (Chinese: 文震孟; pinyin: Wén Zhènmèng; Wade–Giles: Wen Chen-meng; 1574–1636) was a late Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, scholar, author, and Chinese garden designer. He was born to a very wealthy family in the city that is today known as Suzhou. He was the great-grandson of the very famous Ming artist, Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), and also the elder brother of Wen Zhenheng (1585–1645), the latter of which was the author of "Treatise on Superfluous Things". Today, Wen Zhenmeng's artworks sell at the major, international auction houses, including Christie's and Sotheby's.